SAS for Sustainability Management

American software company SAS has been setting the tone in ‘Business Analytics’ and ‘Business Intelligence’ for the last 30 years. Using the term ‘THE POWER TO KNOW’ it helps organizations make accurate and clear analyses, fact based decisions and develop proper strategies.

SAS has now applied this expertise in data control, -analyses and -forecasting in the area of sustainability. Using the 'SAS for Sustainability Management' software businesses can know actively and professionally measure and steer on the other two Triple-Bottom-Line indicators (people en planet) as they do on the one they know all to well; profit.

At icentials we are very enthusiastic about such developments as it contributes to making the benefits of sustainability more measurable and provable. This software also enables business to report accurately and completely, something that is becoming more and more important in the light of increasing transparency.

Together with the Dutch 'SAS for Sustainability Management' icentials has worked on a roadmap for implementation into the Dutch marketplace. Through as series of workshops we have determined which factors can play an important role in a succesful introduction.

George Herber, team leader of the Dutch 'SAS for Sustainability Management' team stated the following about this joined effort: "Icentials has helped us on our way to successfully launch this solution in the Dutch market. The indepth questioning, refreshing views, knowledge of the Dutch sustainability arena and sincere enthusiasm helped us as a team to enter new tracks and clearly identify where are biggest opportunities lie."

The coming year will tell if organizations are ready for this next step into the maturity of sustainability.